Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin joined a final walk through Beck’s Creek Prairie in Richardson, guided by Eric Reed, the Richardson attorney who led a four-year campaign to save it from development. Photo by Amy Martin. Sept. […]
East Texan spins prairie wisdom on grassland tour
By Amy Martin People & Prairies is a three-part series highlighting people making a difference in prairie preservation. In this second installment, we meet a philosophical cattle rancher in Hopkins County. Photos by Stalin SM. July 24, 2018 Karl Ebel doesn’t […]
North Texas Wild: Tenacious Texan preserving family’s Terrell prairie
By Amy Martin People & Prairies: This three-part series highlights people making a difference in prairie preservation. Photo above by Amy Martin. In this first installment, we meet a woman whose passion for Texas and its history saved a prairie from […]
North Texas Wild: Chisholm Trail Park preserves Fort Worth prairie parcel
Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin peruses the prairie remnant at Chisholm Trail Community Park in Fort Worth. Photo by Scooter Smith. June 18, 2018 By Amy Martin Fort Worth has been called the Queen of the […]
North Texas Wild: Dallas woman wild about Texas native cats
The mountain lion is one of five native cats under threat in Texas. Photos courtesy of Texas Native Cats. By Amy Martin ~ May 2, 2018 A Dallas woman wants to raise awareness about Texas’ native cats – not […]
Daphne Prairie: The Land of Our Bones
By Amy Martin The bus driver nimbly navigates yet one more narrow country road. B. F. Hicks and his crew greet us at the gate, along with some locals who’ve picked up the prairie passion from […]
North Texas Wild: Create your own pocket prairie
By Amy Martin Amy Martin offers tips for creating a mini-prairie wildscape in your backyard. Above, the Native Texas Park at the George Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Photo by Scooter Smith. April 3, 2018 Pocket prairies, small […]
North Texas Wild: Urban prairie hidden in Crawford Park
Little bluestem grows on the 27-acre Blackland prairie remnant in Crawford Memorial Park. Courtesy of iNaturalist/Tania Homayoun. By Amy Martin Feb. 13, 2018 Are you a vertical snob, impressed only by the tall? Does nature have to […]
Green Neighborhoods: Fort Worth Cultural District can be a walk in the park
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is one of the green jewels found in the Cultural District. Courtesy of Fort Worth Botanic Garden. By Amy Martin Jan. 30, 2018 The West Fork of the Trinity […]
North Texas Wild: Mathews Prairie goes into win column for prairie preservationists
By Amy Martin The Native Prairies Association of Texas raised $60,000 this fall to purchase and maintain the 100-acre Mathews Prairie outside of Greenville. Photos courtesy of Amy Martin. Dec. 12, 2017 Every day a few […]
North Texas Wild: Former Dallas rehabber uses care with animal invaders
Squirrels and raccoons are the most common critters to make their way into homes. Photos courtesy of Bonnie Bradshaw. By Amy Martin Dec. 6, 2017 Saving animals is addictive. We rarely are privy to the full impact […]
